The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-13
GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

p Inspiration of Oolong-A stroll on the Bat
tery-Reminiscence of Jenny Lind Mrs
Potter and ostler Joe-COl Bev. Tucker
on the Rialto- Remenyi Dead.
New YORK. November ll.-Let us
hear the gossip. Where ! am the dear
old maiden lady over her OOlong, and
my readers are all young misses, Just
, dying" TO hear what is going on IN New
( York and the other places, where neces-
-itv compells my going during the year.
We will find out all we can about fash
ion. fancy, law, literature, art, religion,
the stage, and what not-else'
A dear old fellow, who once lived in
Richmond. and myself strOllcd down tO
the Battery the other day. and as we
stood looking 700 the emiLranis pour ont
of Castle Garden he became reminiscent
of Jenny Lind whO bod suug there-Oh.
SD very long ago that ! knew nothing of
b. lle told me of the immense excite
meut the auction sale of seal, bad cost.
of the applause when John y Genin
paid over $500 iur ir-f choice for 0ne
Seat. now That seat hal been ma-ni-
Gently upholstered for h.m and how ihe
advertisement bad enaHIei Dim t0 sell
thousands of hl'. at DIS Broadway
store ~AreWd ODD fellow nas Gcnin ]
ima- ine Doe was tHe only mln who ever
made Banlm advertise amy one hut
Barnum
Auctions reminded me of one la'tend-
ed NOT bong since. DO was af the Fifth
Avenue Theatre. and Do, seats were for
tle opening performance ui sweet
southern woman of course. mean ora .
Potter
Nr- James Brown Potter sweet and
refined as She is, is FL dismal failure Na
lure has given her poor voice and p
face that does NOT makeup we'll Art
has made her stiled and "O-tler Joe
has made her dccIamuory lcta.l hon
or 90 her for her bravery boo trying 90
overcome silly prejudice against the
stage and glory 90 her for adding % The
long line of The good, pure women who
are ON 10 yet one more
Mark my words If Mrs Potter can con-
triye 10 get gentleman and not circus
agent 10 manage her She viii make fame
and money II She does not-weN. there
will De moaning in Israel over lost
Shekels and the BOwery manager who
now holds her rcins will go back to bis
East Side theatres with slil heavier
curses at "Sassicty' Than Dee used 20 give.
so ben he was not known outside OBJ the
shows.
Let us leave thus man ni look f0r gene
lemen 40 fhc Sew l0r1 lI0ie. rn
l.r0s- the Hon D." Bey Tucker How
vcll Uc looked. lov courteous aud brave e.
add cminrn lv tYu.eaI 0I "IlrulI houses"
Nhile Air-i.m can bread such
sons. She SSH. ever he first 0f Suites Boo
Den -.-crh0l Where ue aIl you Rich- a
uoul p.uuI auyual> Du.rUu Ooi..c a
har in 81 pu-r.-. through hotels. cifr.. o
nl resorts "Nl.rc mru 100 most r0u. d
re-aie only sass one other Rich. o.
pond face D. na- flat of john P.oe o
As SAYS il. pointed john Pope 0uf f0 81
friend. wh0 insists Chat ti-olIy in thc.
Vest Chat men cau SNAKE" Inrm.elgc. b
Pope doubtless remembers bis lack of s.,
wealth BOO those other DAYS when le lcr #
,gw York for Richmond Indeed II
NOW many brave gentlemen from the H
Iufh side of Mason and DN0n'- Line. u
.ho would have starved here. bun nh0 r
ayc made most eu m0Ic names and for r
amos for themselves and others "d0wu DID,
lar
John Ponies l..a,4 Guest of fle Able.
ml- remind, me iHa Ihu most excel.
ut h0rr ha, upon JOS REGISTER r. more
glorious quest uan Old. gentleman a,
om hichm1uI J moan. Ibis Grace. tle la
uke OF Marlborough Don't fou ne.
.ve..II r.ur.tI of NtrIInrInru Ui. DBL,
tanners are most refined. M. d-ure b..
bod bis 'ace tlat of % eenthmn and
IS brains acknowledged by al to be-
loye those of thc average man Many ID
lce-ior- Ills father and bis grand f
ther lWhen hOtn held thc c1urte-y-title
Marquis of Biandiofal were gamblers 'e
ld druuha-ds and debauchees general. vi
arlb0ough was brought mp n am 0d0r ah